Sir Chadley
Jaws
What gets me about these stories is don’t those guys realise how stupid they look when they are so obviously biased?
The arrogance must be through the roof with some of these guys.
I’ve never come across it personally because I’ve never been good enough to try out for any rep team in any sport.
Closest I’ve come was when I took my son down to the Sutherland Under 10s rep trials for cricket a couple of years ago. I actually recognised a few of the selectors, I had played against them in park cricket. One of them was particularly familiar as I’d bowled him out twice in one day when I took 13 wickets in a day after making them follow on.
He was now affiliated with the Engadine Club and the other selector was from Gymea. It was amusing to see the final list come out with the majority of kids chosen from these two clubs. They are pretty strong clubs I know but still.
This is not sour grapes about my boy, it was just experience for him but very easy to see how bias does play a big part.
The arrogance must be through the roof with some of these guys.
I’ve never come across it personally because I’ve never been good enough to try out for any rep team in any sport.
Closest I’ve come was when I took my son down to the Sutherland Under 10s rep trials for cricket a couple of years ago. I actually recognised a few of the selectors, I had played against them in park cricket. One of them was particularly familiar as I’d bowled him out twice in one day when I took 13 wickets in a day after making them follow on.
He was now affiliated with the Engadine Club and the other selector was from Gymea. It was amusing to see the final list come out with the majority of kids chosen from these two clubs. They are pretty strong clubs I know but still.
This is not sour grapes about my boy, it was just experience for him but very easy to see how bias does play a big part.